Rumour spread quickly over the weekend regarding ATI's upcoming R600 GPU in that it would use a three-slot cooling solution and 8-pin PCIe power connector, not to mention word that it would consume over 250W of power as well!

OVER THE WEEKEND, several sites got excited over a rumour that ATI's upcoming R600 graphics chip comes with triple-slot cooling, using an 8-pin PCIe power connector - so, a motherboard, not a 6-pin PEG (PCI Express graphics) slot.

The INQUIRER may often be branded a rumour site by colleagues who probably can't post true stuff due to the signing of some NDA-branded legal papers, but we remain at liberty to tell you that this story is cobblers.